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Bravo opens nominations for Encore Award

Bravo Greater Des Moines is accepting nominations for its Encore Award, which recognizes a Bravo-funded organization that helps local arts and culture. The award will be presented Feb. 6 at Hy-Vee Hall. Applicants should contact …

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At this website, get the temperature for today and 50 years in the future

If you look up the weather forecast on a hot day, a new weather site will also tell you how hot it’s likely to be in 2050 and show you exactly how much local temperatures …

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Event Nov. 10: NPR’s Michel Martin: Going There event

A Michel Martin: Going There event focusing on voting myths and facts about the “hastag generation,” will be held at Drake University’s Olmsted Center on Nov.10 starting at 7 p.m. The live event will blend interviews …

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Event Nov. 18: Panel to consider Iowa’s disaster preparedness

Community leaders will gather for a Nov. 18 panel discussion on how prepared Iowa is for floods, heat waves and drought. The session will also focus on ways the state can address causes of more …

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Event Nov. 19: DNR to hold hearings on new air quality fees

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is installing a new system of air quality fees after a new legislation was passed in part to cover a shortfall in the air-quality bureau’s budget. A series of…
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Report: Iowa will see sharp increases in Medicaid spending for Alzheimer’s patients

A new report from the Alzheimer’s Association estimates that Medicaid spending for patients with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias will increase by 33 percent in Iowa in the next 10 years.


This year, Medicaid spending…
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Fidelity & Guaranty Life to be sold to Chinese insurance company

Beijing-based Anbang Insurance Group Co. Ltd. has reached a definitive merger agreement to buy Fidelity & Guaranty Life for $26.80 per share, according to a release. Reuters valued the deal at nearly $1.6 billion.


Fidelity & Guaranty…
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TAI offers application developer apprenticeships

The Technology Association of Iowa is looking for apprentices for an application developer program designed to train workers to enter the field. TAI notes that there is high demand for the skilled workers. Apprentices will …

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Event Nov. 19-21: Junior League plans 27th annual holiday gift fundraisers

The Junior League of Des Moines is holding its 27th Annual Holiday Gift Mart, Nov. 19 – 21, 2015, at the Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center, in downtown Des Moines. More than 50 vendors …

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Iowa Area Development Group wins national USDA award

Iowa Area Development Group has received the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Abraham Lincoln Honor Award for its work to promote economic development. The group, as the marketing and business development office for nearly 250 rural …

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